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Happy Election Day! Go vote. WWW.RHDANDBLACK.COM Shifts in party preference mold state politics By CAREY O’NEIL The Red & Black Georgia politics haven’t been the same since the flag changed. Back in 2001, Democratic then-governor and now-guberna torial candidate Roy Barnes was behind the elimination of the Confederate stars and bars from the state flag —a controversial move that was the last straw for many Democrats to Anally follow Q&A WITH MAYORAL CANDIDATES Local politicians address students By MIMI ENSLEY The Red & Black Are you ready to cast your vote? To help you make your choice at the polls. The Red & Black asked the five mayoral candidates for Athens-Clarke County questions about their plans and histories. Take a moment to look over their responses, and don’t forget to vote before the polls close at 7 p.m. How can students contribute to local politics in Athens? Nancy Denson: As mayor I'll encourage students to stay in touch with me to share ideas and alert me to problems that may not be on my radar. Spencer Frye: Students most certainly can contribute to local politics. Our campaign has an internship program set up for students so they can get class credit for learning how to run an effective campaign. Asa block vote, if all the students at UGA voted, they would eclipse the 2006 voter turnout for the may or’s race by 50 percent. Students need to understand how local politics affect their lives when they live in Athens and also understand that they may return to Athens later and the leaders they help elect or don’t help elect could have made a differ ence in their future home. Charlie Maddox: UGA stu dents can and should become aware of each candidate and seek to become an active part of those campaigns that speak to their concerns just as other vot ers do. Glenn Stegall: The easiest thing any student can do is vote. Gwen O'Looney: Students can contribute by getting See VOTE, Page 2 MAX KECMINB I Tm Rii>*Bu ▲ Joel McCartney led the Bulldogs to an overall record of 62-55 in four years with the program. cloudy. High 58| Low 46 Where’s ■F Mikey? Kick back and share JR. a few chuckle* with MaS President Adams. Hps schedule says , Tjfqh he is attending the jnyr Second City Comedy (AJ L* roupo show. Details Vy on page 5. The f) Red&Black An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community ESTABLISHED 1893, INDEPENDENT 1980 the rest of the South and switch sides, electing Sonny Perdue, the first Republican governor since Reconstruction. In that election, the Georgia Senate went Republican and two years later the state House of Representatives followed. “He changed the flag, he riled up angry white males across the state, they rallied against him and tossed him out,” explained Jim Galloway, who has studied [ torgotTot Some residents feel ‘trapped’ on street ; | By JACOB DEMMITT The Red & Black Editor’s note: Last year, The Red & Black began compiling crime data to create an online crime map. For this semester-long series we took that crime data and found 10 of the more residen tial crime-ridden streets in Athens- Clarke County. With Jan. 1, 2010 as our starting date, we tallied the crimes on the streets of the University’s home county to create our list. Here is the final entry, Hickman Drive. There are certain things a child can never unsee. A grown man turning into a rag doll as a bullet tears through his chest, countless drug deals and neighbors being carried away on stretchers are Just a few of the scars the children of Raymont Baugh's neighborhood will have to carry with them for the rest of their lives. Baugh spoke of a neighborhood located at the heart of the community but pushed to the back of the minds of most Athens residents. He spoke of Hickman Drive. This quarter-of-a-mile strip of asphalt sits downtown across the street from the upscale Hotel Indigo and has hosted 81 reported crimes since January. The victims of these crimes have not only been residents, but University students as well. “It can be whoever," Baugh said. “They don’t even care. It can be University students, old folks, smok ers..." Carter Greene with the Athens- Clarke County Police Department said most crimes committed against stu dents happen after they go there look ing to buy drugs or engage in other P-P-P-POKER CHASE Educational poker and a review of Up Jackass 3-D top out variety t ■ ~ online. Index Tuesday, November 2, 2010 INSIDE More election coverage on page 3 Georgia politics for decades and is the reporter behind the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Political Insider. “That naturally flows downhill, down the ballot. You almost have to view it as a case in which the Democrats built all these dykes to hold the water out and finally, inevitably, some Photos, video and crime timeline online. Dogs’ volleyball coach fired after four seasons McCartney went 29-45 in SEC play By CHRIS D’ANIELLO The Red & Black Georgia volleyball will have a new head coach roaming the side lines this weekend. Joel McCartney, head coach of the Bulldogs since 2007, was relieved of his coaching duties on Monday according to a University press release. “After a careful review of our vol leyball program, a change of direc tion is needed,” said Georgia Athletic Director Greg McGarity. “I appreciate Coach McCartney’s News 2 Opinions 4 WES BLANKENSHIP , T. Rid * Buci ▲ Chris Brown and Torronco dark said their street has Issues, but they say the crime conies from outsiders instead of residents. illegal activities. He also said there have been instances of perpetrators running into Bethel Midtown Village, a Hickman Drive apartment complex, after assaulting people walking home from downtown. Allison Barron, a spring 2010 alum na from Alpharetta, said she frequent ly walks through the area but has never had any real issues. “They try to do drugs in the nooks years of service to the University and Athletic Association and wish him well.” In his four seasons at Georgia, McCartney has amassed an overall record of 02-55 with most of his struggles coming in conference play the team has gone 29-45 In the SEC since McCartney’s hiring. So far this season, Georgia's overall record Is under .500 at 11-14, includ ing a 3-11 record in SEC play. Over the weekend leading up to McCartney’s dismissal, Georgia suf fered two 3-0 losses to Kentucky and No. 22 Tennessee, marking the fifth and sixth shutout losses the team has suffered in 2010. McCartney has also struggled recently to maintain team unity. He repeatedly cited a lack of unity as a ROCKIN’ ROBIN-SON • Georgia will benefit from one transfer’s presence this season. Page 6 Variety 5 Sports 6 thing cracked.” And the numbers back up his claim. In 2000, 35 percent of Georgia citizens considered themselves Democrats compared to 26 per cent who considered themselves Republicans, according to data from the University’s Survey Research Center. Flash forward to 2004, a few years after Barnes was unseated, and the numbers turn only 28 percent identify You üB, No. 45 | Athens, Georgia as Democrats compared to near ly 39 percent identifying as Republican. Sue Everhart, chairwoman of the Georgia Republican Party, pointed out Democrats followed the regional trend from the solid Democratic South to the solid Republican South for reasons beyond dissatisfaction with one governor. See POLITICS, Page 3 and crannies of Hotel Indigo," she said. “So sometimes they look like they’re stalking after you, but they’re really just waiting for you to get on your way so they can keep doing what they were doing. But I definitely have felt uncom fortable at times." Despite its close proximity, Baugh said Hickman Drive is largely ignored by the affluent downtown community. See STREET, Page 2 major cause of the team’s losses this season and senior Erika Clark, a four-year starter for the Bulldogs who led the team in kills and attacks in 2009, left the team for personal reasons in September. Assistant coach Chad Hanson has been tapped to take over as interim head coach while the University searches “with a com mitment to find the best coach pos sible to lead our program,” accord ing to the release. Hanson Is in his third year as assistant coach at Georgia and will make his head coaching debut at home on Friday against No. 1 Florida. The team has seven games remaining on the 2010 schedule before the postseason tournament begins in December. ON FIRE Near what ’/ historic site „ ~ ’ did a building b urn down Monday? Page 2 Crossword. 2 Sudoku 5